A good idea for a movie hurt by its funny dead people.

Rating: Null/10 (25 October 2003)

WARNING WARNING WARNING SOME SPOILERS DO FOLLOW! ************************ (and a pre-emptive apology for the terrible spelling that ensues)

OK so on paper this movie probably kicks major horror butt. However once you get right down to it I just don't think the director really thought things through. The simple idea that "rage" could be a transmittable disease is an awesome mind trip of a way to start a movie, but having the "infected" (they couldn't even come up with a cool name for them?) act like Edgar from Men in Black 1 in the way that they spaz out made me litterally laugh out loud.
On the other hand I loved the camera work! This film probably has some of the best dramatic shots I've seen in a long time. The director takes you every where, but does it gently enough that you always know whats going on and don't get a headache from just looking at the screen.
And lastly
BIG SPOILER HERE***IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT STOP READING NOW!********
When they drag him out of the compound and he sees the airplane he apperently has some huge epiphany (epifany? i don't know i can't spell) but about what exactly?! I mean now we know that, yes there are other people, but how does that also tell him that their captured "infected" guy won't attack him. How does that give him the nerve to take on all these men when he could barely kill a boy, a boy that had scared him non the less.
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So all in all its a nice basis for a movie. I think if given a workable budget (they spent all theirs on fake dead bodies) and with a little more thought put in to it this could be re-made into the scariest movie I've ever seen
6/10 (a horror film shouldn't have you laugh at the "scary parts")